GRE Word List
OBSTREPEROUS
marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
The meaning of the word obstreperous is marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous.
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| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
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| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |